Mitchell Kusick: Nursing student arrested in plot to murder President Obama and children

Mike Gallagher

Nov 15, 2012 - 08:05

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Mitchell Kusick: Nursing student arrested in plot to murder President Obama and children

Murderous intent? Mitchell Kenneth Kusick, a nursing student from Westminster, Colorado, was charged with making a threat against the president

A Colorado nursing student was arrested yesterday after telling his therapist of his desire to shoot children, kill people on Halloween and assassinate President Obama, court records show.

Mitchell Kenneth Kusick, 20, of Westminster, was being held on suspicion of a federal charge of threats against a president.

He identified himself as a student at Colorado Mesa University in weste Colorado, investigators said.

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Plot: Court papers say Kusick wanted to be known as 'the guy who killed President Obama,' pictured on Sunday at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery

According to KUSA-TV in Denver, Jefferson County court records show he told his therapist about wanting to shoot children at a trick-or-treat event at Standley Lake High School.

Federal court records say Kusick said he took a shotgun from his aunt's house and tried to buy ammunition.

The documents said that he claimed to have owned a .22 caliber rifle and an assault rifle, but his parents made him get rid of the weapons.

He told his therapist on October 29 about his plan and allegedly said he wanted to go down in history as the 'guy who killed Obama.'

His comments came just days before the president held a campaign rally in Boulder.

Kusick also said he was obsessed with the deadly shootings at Columbine High School and Virginia Tech, as well as the Dark Knight Rises theater massacre earlier this year, according to court records.

Among Kusick’s interests on his Facebook page are 'American conspiracies,' the Call of Duty video games and the film Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

The same document quoted Kusick of saying: 'Some people just want to watch the world bu down, and I’m one of them.'

The therapist notified police, and Kusick was placed on a mental health hold at a hospital.

A detention hearing is scheduled Friday.

Violent interests: Kusick's therapist said he was obsessed with the Columbine and Virginia Tech shootings, and the Aurora theater massacre, in which James Holmes, pictured, was charged with killing 12

Massacre on the mind? Federal court records say Kusick, pictured during a recent triathlon, revealed he took a shotgun from his aunt's house and tried to buy ammunition for it

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